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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Stick to £28bn green spending plan, ex-Tory Chris Skidmore urges Labour

Chris Skidmore
Chris Skidmore says he does not want to be in a party that argues ‘black is white’ over climate breakdown. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA

Labour should stick to its £28bn climate spending plans, Chris Skidmore has said days after quitting as a Conservative MP over Rishi Sunak’s climate stance.

Speaking to the Guardian, the former minister who was tasked with writing a review of the government’s net zero plans, said he supported the pledge despite being a “fiscal conservative”.

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